Audit finds increase of anti-Semitic incidents in Wisconsin for fifth consecutive year
According to the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s 2018 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, Wisconsin has experienced an alarming rise in anti-Semitic disturbances. Mirroring the rise of white supremacy, racism, and anti-Semitism in the U.S. and across the globe, the new data shows an increase of occurrences for the fifth consecutive year, with a 20% increase from 2017. “What’s most alarming is the change in tenor and tone,” said Ann Jacobs, JCRC Chair. “The anti-Semitic incidents of 2018 were meaner, scarier, more personal, and unsettling.” JCRC showed not only a 21% increase in overall anti-Semitic...
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